pine nut
Americannoun
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Also the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pine nut
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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Here, travelers can partake in some unique adventure activities, from wild caving to pine nut gathering.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Costco also recalled its Kirkland Signature Pine Nut Hummus due to a mold issue on the pine nut topping.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2022
Although fish owls mostly nest in tall, dead trees of no commercial value, logging roads allow people such as poachers, illegal loggers, and pine nut collectors access to more remote parts of the forest.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2021
"And, he's tough. You've got to be tough to be in that job. He's tough as a pine nut, and I respect that about him as well."
From Fox News • Jul. 29, 2020
They are delicious eating, being very like the Italian stone pine nut, or pinelli, and they attract the squirrels as much as they do the nutcracker bird.
From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds
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